The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 16, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 18 August 1927 — Page 1

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CONDENSED COUNTY NEWS Happening* Throughout The County Briefly Chronicled In this Column. Petition for two county unit roads, originally petitioned for in April 1924 and held up since then because of lack of county road funds will be proceeded with and expedited according to plans of the board of county commissioners. The petitions have been published in legal form for the Jacob Kern road, Franklin township, approximately four miles in length, connecting the Tucker and Eiler roads for the Leander Jones gravel road in Scott township connecting .with . Warsaw-Nappanee road. Funds are available for only a limited amount of county unit roads. A badger was captured on the farm of Curtis Silveus two miles northwest of Warsaw Friday eve-, ning by Mr? Silveus and Howard Kimes. Mr. Silveus discovered tow badgers taking his pigs and the two men worked the entire day digging before they captured the one badger. The badger was placed in a box and taken to the basement of the Tippecanoe Fox farm and the animal escaped from there Friday evening, but was recaptured by the two men Saturday morning. The animal. which weighs 30 pounds, is now on display at the fox farm. In an effort to reach a common understanding whereby a county agricultural agent will be confirmed by the county board of education, a letter was sent to T. A. Coleman, director of county agent work at Purdue University, asking him to come to the county and look over the field and to help "iron out" any difficulties that may stand in the way. A dog belonging to Roy Frederickson. of east of Warsaw, was shot recently by Dr. J. M. Jennings after the dog had contracted the rabies. The brain of the animal was sent into the state board of health for analyzation. This was the second case of rabies discovered in this county within a few days. The previous case was that of a horse. Numerous violations of the fish laws on the, Kosciusko county lakes are being reported. One week game wardens arrested seven law violators. They had undersized fish in their possession. ‘The usual fines and costs were imposed. Miss Mary Stoneburner, of Wabash. who was occupying a cottage at Tippecanoe Lake, fell out of bed Monday morning and fractured both bones in her left leg. She was taken to the Emergency hospital at Warsaw, where the fracture was reduced. County Clerk R. H. Butler issued a marriage license to Ugo Nakado and Asko Imai, both natives of Japan. The couple is attending the Winona Bible Conference.

klbcted omens Delegates attending the Me* thodist Epworth Forest institute at Webster lake Friday elected officers for the ensuing year. Dr. W. T. Arnold, district super- ; intendent of the Methodist church at Muncie, was re-elected dean of the institute. Rev. Benjamin Kindall, pastor of the Main street Methodist church at Kokomo, was named manager of the institute. Other officers elected are: Registrar. Rev. Q M. Fawns, of Albany: secretary, Rev. T. S. Haddock, of Union City: life work secretary. Rev. John F. Edwards, of Huntington, and Dr. U. S. A. Bridge, district superintendent of the Methodist church at Wabash, was named president of the institute commission. o , HEATROLI CLUB Osborn and Son have organized a Heatrola Club. August 2t» is the last day to join. If you join this club you will receive a ton of coal free. Read the ad on page 4 for particulars. - ——o - LAKE W A.W ABEE OUTING Members of the Chicago Bankers association held an all day outing at the new Wawasee hotel at Lake Wawasee Thursday. Nearly two hundred bankers + were present.

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SOIL SURVEY I A report of the soil survey of Kosciusko county, Indiana, conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture in cooperation with the Agricultural Experiment Station of Purdue University, has recently been published by the department The soils of the county were mapped for the purpose of determining their characteristics and with a view to assisting local farmers to fit crops to their soils. The report, which contains 48 pages of text and a large colored soil map, describes in detail the numerous types of soil, indicates their extent and distribution. and offers suggestions as to their management. There is also a discussion of the topography and drainage, roads and other transportation facilities,. markets, climate, and agricul-i ture of the area. I Com. oats, wheat, and clover are the chief crops of the county, while tomatoes, onions, cabbage, mint, and sugar beets are also extensively grown. Hogs apd cattle are important scources of income. Promising possibilities in fruit growing are indicated by the quantity and variety of fruits produced in farm orchards. The county has several small commercial orchards of standard varieties of apple bearing. The farming methods in general are similar to "those prevailing throughout the Corn Belt. Farms of less than 160 acres predominate. According to repent figures there are 534 silos in the county caring for %bout 3.200 acres of com. The dark colored soils are best adapted for corn, while the light colored, well drained soils are preferred for winter wheat. Oats and clover are grown on practically all types. A copy of the report, which is of special interest to local farmers and others concerned with the agriculture of the county, may be obtained free upon request to the Department of Agriculture. Washington. D. C. n " 'i — 1 "- ——q—— WINS PROMOTION M. L. Shearer, who is well known here and in Noble county, and who has been filling an important post with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company at Garrett. Ind., was promoted August 1, to be General Yardmaster at DeForest Junction. Ohio. This junction is included in the area of Youngstown, the city of mammoth steel, pipe and machine works. The many big industries look to the General Yardmaster to handle their in and out shipments with the best possible despatch and care. Merritt’s friends and railroad associates are glad to know’ of his advancement, believing fully that he will measure up to his new duties to the complete satisfaction of his higher officers, who made the promotion. Merritt and family have their new home at Warren, Ohio, a city convenient to his railroad duties. REUNIONS The nineteenth annual reunion of the Hamman family will be held on Saturday. August 20, at the home of Jerry Hamman, Syracuse. Saturday. August 20, the nineteenth annual Gilbert reunion will be held at the city park, Goshen. The first annual meeting of the Moores and their descendants will be held on Sunday, August 28, on the. Lincoln Highway, one fourth mile west of Ligonier. The purpose of the first meeting is to organize and make it an annual affair. _ The sixteenth annual Strieby reunion will be held at Ideal Beach, Lake Wawasee, on Sunday, August 28. o. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE This office has turned out 3.000 circulars for Beckman’s furniture store, which were distributed within and beyond this trading territory. As the result Mr. Beckman received an order for a bedroom suite, which was delivered at Jackson, Mich., Wednesday. Here is another* proof that the judicious use of printer’s ink pays. Jn the circular Mr. Beckman used "live” copy and good selling talk with the above result. . ---o * BAKE SALE On Saturday, August 27. beginning at 9:30 o'clock a bake sale will be held at the plumbing shop by the Mission Circle of the Church of God. There will be chicken and noodles and baked

Syracuse’s Slogan: “A Welcoming Town With a Beckoning Lake.”

WHITEHEAD REUNION f The descendants of Valentine • Whitehead, who was born in - England in 1779 and died in 1865 • at the age of 86 years, met in I their twenty-third annual re- • union at the New’ Paris School i House yard. Sunday, with 150 .: persons present. Three grandchildren of this fine old’ gentleman are living, I two of which were present at 1 * this reunion, namely Mrs. J. B. Haney of Milford Junction and 1' r nother lady whose name we did ■ J not learn. A committe was appointed at this reunion to solicit funds for [the purpose of erecting a monu- ! ment in honor of this venerable old grandfather’s memory. A raost wonderful dinner was | spread at noon for which thanks • was returned by Mrs. A. O. ; Haney of Tampa, Fla. A(ter the- remains of the din- ; ner were cleared away a very appropriate program was pre-J sented in which the following] persons took part: Song by Cecil Whitehead Kendal and Martha Kendal. Devotional services—G ale n Whitehead.Minutes of the last meeting read by the secretary. Recittation by Ethel Bainter. Talk on Tampa and Florida by ! Mrs. A. O. Haney of Tampa. Fla. Recitation by Ferre Yoder. Song by the little Kendal sisters. Collection to defray the expenses of the reunion. Election of officers and committees for the coming year. It was decided by vote to hold the next reunion at the Whitehead church west of New Paris on the second Sunday in August, 1928. o — MeGARITY REUNION The second annual reunion of the McGarity family was held Sunday at the home of Howard Evans, two and one-half miles south of Warsaw with 106 persons present. Officers for the ensuing year elected are as follows: President, John McGarity, Syracuse; vicepresident. Mrs. May Malcome of I ogansport; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Flora Fairmount, Warsaw: A large white cake beautifully decorated in pink roses, and the monogram of the Second MeGarity Reunion was put up at Auction by their president. John* McGarity, and sold for $14<85 and the money was put in treasury. Games and readings were enjoyed, and a delightful basket dinner was served. The 1928 reunion will be held j at the beautiful farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jarvis near Bristol. MIDNIGH’TBLAZE The fire department was called to the residence of Sidney Sloan at two o’clock Sunday morning. Autoists had discovered the residence on fire and gave the alarm. When the fire department arrived the building was in a mass of flames. Most of the furniture in the lower floor was saved. The building was a total loss. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan were in Mishawaka on a visit at the time of the fire. Sunday they were informed of their misfortune. The residence was insured for S7OO. At the time of the fire the usefulness of the foot bridge built by James Traster across the mill race was observed by all and the work greatly commended. Mr. and Mrs. Sloan will occupy the James Rothenberger residence across the race. o A DOUBLE BLESSING The following is taken from Tuesday’s Goshen Democrat: '' Joseph. P. Dolan, former prominent educator, now identified with the First State Bank of Syracuse, as vice-president, was a Goshen visitor yesterday. "Joe” and the B. & O. railway ari rived in Syracuse many years ago simultaneously a double blessing to Syracuse. t o CASE TO BE REFILED The assault and battery case : against Hire, which was to be tried in Justice court in I Pierceton Tuesday.) will ’ be re- • filed in the circuit court instead. The case had previously been tried before the Pierceton justice of the peace, but the jury disagreed/ J See “Vaaity * thy aame is “Woi raaa,” featuring Beatrice Joy. i It’s thrilling, charming, alluring j and dramatic. At Crystal Ugol nier, next Sunday and Monday, t August 28 and 29.

SYRACUSE, INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1927

| MISNOMERS'CONFUSE TOURISTS IN INDIANA k i r > “Where is the log jail?” > “What log jail?” i “Why, wW thought Brown ■ county had a log jail.” “Well, it has, but this don’t 1 happen to be Brown county.” “What? Why this is Browns- > I town, isn’t it?” . “Yes sir, but Brownstown is ■ not in Brown county , but in Jackson. The log jail is at Nash1 ville. county seat of Brown.” j “Well, I declare, we’ve come fall the way here to see Brown ! county’s famous jail, thinking I Brownstown was the county seat of Brown county.” The above in is substance the essence of conversations that have occurred on Main street in i Brownstown more than once i when some tourists would stop to inquire where the log jail was, under the impression they are in Brown county when they reach 1 there. I A similar experience is met | with occasionally when some of lus "Brownstowners” are away • from home and are introduced to strangers, with the explanation that we’re from Brownstown, and then as if to show their knowledge of Indiana geography, the other party to the introduction breaks in and says: "Oh. yes, Brownstown, that down in Brown county, of Abe Martin fame, isnt’ it?” The above incidents occurring from time to time promoted The Brownstown Banner to make some investigation on the proposition of whether or not any proportionate number of towns or cities bear the name or some part of the name of the: county in which they are located, | and we were surprised to find how many cases there are similar to Brownstown and Brown county, and we have about reached the conclusion that it is just about as excusable to go to Indianapolis and ask if that city is Marion because Indianapolis happens to be located in Marion county. . In fact, unless we overlooked some, there are only nine out of the pinety-two counties- in Indiana in which tl*e‘ county seat bears the same name as the county in which it is located. These county seats and counties of the same name in which they are located are Huntington. Huntington county; LaGrange, LaGrange county; LaPorte, LaPorte county; Rushville. Rush county; Scottsburg. Scott county; Shelbyville. Shelby county; Sullivan, Sullivan county: Tipton. Tipton county, and Wabash. Wabash county. But on the other hand there I are quite a few cases where the names of towns are located in an entirely different county, which bears the same name, as in the case of Brownstown. For illustration when you are in Green county, don’t expect to find Greencastle, for that’s in Putman county; Greencenter, is jn Noble; Greenfield, in Hancock; Greensburg, Decatur; Greentown. Howard; Greenville. Floyd; and Greenwood in Johnson. In fact there is not a “green” town in Green county. And there are many similar cases as follows: Adams is not in Adams county, but is in Decatur county; while Decatur is the county seat of Adams county. Allensville is in Switzerland county and not in Allen. Benton is in Elkhart county, and Bentonville in Fayette, but there is no appellation of Benton in Benton county. Booneville is not in Boone county, but in Warrick. Cass is in Sullivan county, not in Cass, and Cassville is in Howard county. Clinton is in Vermilion county, not Clinton county. Some might expect to find Crawfordsville in Crawford county, but they would be badly mistaken for it’s in another part of the state in Montgomery county. The citizens of Franklin will frankly tell you that Franklin is not in Franklin county, but it is the county seat of Johnson county. Hamilton is in Steuben instead of Hamilton county. Henryville is in Clark county and not in Henry. Jacksonburg is not in Jackson county, but in Wayne. You would be badly mistaken if you thought Jasper was in Jasper county, for it is the county seat of Dubois county. Don’t go to Jefferson county to find Jeffersonville, beca is? it’s in Clark. The citizens of Knox might knock if you asked if they were in Knox county, for they are in

Starke, and those people might get starks mad if you thought i otherwise. Laketon is in Wabash county, i and Lakeville in St. Joseph, while I there’s not a sign of “Laketown” : or any derivative thereof in Lake . county. I If anyone asks you where Lai wrenceburg is, don’t say it’s in • Lawrence for it’s in Dearborn, ‘ while the town of Lawrence is in : Marion. < You won’t find Madison is MaI dison county but in Jefferson, i Don’t labor under the mista- ; ken impression that Marion is in ! Marion county, when in fact it’s •the county seat and largest city jin Grant county. Marshall is not in Marshall ‘county but in Pike. I Martinsville is the county {seat of Morgan county and not Martin county as some might sunpose. There’s no Monroe in Monroe j county, but Monroe is in Adams.' and Monroe City is in Knox! county. Montgomery’ is in Daviess l county and not in Montgomery 1 county. Newtonville sounds like it! might be in Newton county, but ’ it’s not because it’s in Spencer, and Spencer is in Owen county, and Newton is in Fountain county. Noble county may feel noble over its name but not to the extent that any of its towns take that name, so it remained for Hamilton county to adopt Noblesville as the name of its county seat. Orange is not found in Orange county but in Fayette. Owen county doesnt’ own any Owentowns. but Owensville is (found in Gibson, and Owensburg is in Greene county. Perryville is in Vermilion county and not Perry. Tippecanoe is in Marshall county and not in Tippecanoe. If you hunt you will find Warren in Huntington but not in Warren. Even the illustrious name of Washington is not the name of a town in Washington county, but Washington is in Daviess county. Waynetown is not in Wayne county but in Montgomery. White county may boast of its whites, but Whiteland is in Johnson county, and Whitestown in Boone. Union county may believe “In Union there is strength,” but they haven’t unionized a single town, while Union Qty is in Randolph, Uniondale in Wells, and Union Mills in LaPorte. Yes, we have no Brownstown in Brown county but a thriving town by that name in Jackson county. So the next time some one asks you if Brownstown is in Brown county tell them to brush up on their Indiana geography.

CORN BORER SCOUTS W. D. Coblentz and C. D. Schreiber, employed by the federal government as corn borer scouts, arrived in Kosciusko county Monday and started work immediately in the com fields along the eastern border of Kosciusko county, searching for borers. The two government scouts will make their headquarters in Warsaw and will start work in Turkey Creek township. They have instructions to visit and inspect all the com fields in Turkey Creek, Tippecanoe, Washington, Monroe and Jackson townships. Mr. Coblentz, who is foreman of the scouting work, declared Monday that no damage will be done to'the com and urged that farmers co-operate in the survey which is to be made. If corn borers are found in any township that township will be included in the long list of townships of the country under quarantine. No com will be destroyed, the cleanup in sections found infested this year being put off until after the present crop is harvested. ’ o — FALL FESTIVAL Aiout the third week in September a fall festival will be held in the Community Building. Details will be published later. Who will be queen? - o TIRE SALE Read the ad of the Syracuse Auto Sales in another column. This week special prices prevail on tubes and tires. ——— o MASONS TO ERECT TEMPLE Goshen Masons have awarded the contract for the erection of a new SIOO,OOO Masonic Temple.

H.MPERANCE WORKERS MEET ' \Representatives of almost . every known national temperance organization in the world, and defenders of almost every sort of program of dealing with the problem of the manufacture, purchase and use of beverage alcohol, with results therefor, will be at Winona Lake all this week and part of next. i The gathering of these dry j clans comes about through the I heeding of the tocsin of the IViorld League Against Alcoholiism, which began its congress | Vi ednesday. Formal opening of the conI press for the World League is [scheduled for Thursday evening? The visitors are welcomed by ! Rev. E. S. Shumaker, D. D., superintendent of :he Anti-Saloon league of Indiana, and Mrs. Eh-i rabeth T. Stanley, president of the Indiana W. C. T. U. What Rev. Dr. Shumaker will say and whether or not action will be taken supporting him and commending his attitude in relation to the courts, is not forecast by leaders already there for the congress. It is believed, however, that he will have somewhat to say along that line and that his sympathetic audience will not let go unused an opportunity to record their sentiments in his favor. Responses to these welcoming addresses will be made by temperance workers from all continents. Formal opening of the congress will come Thursday evening. There will be three sessions daily including Tuesday, August 23. o LOCAL BOYS AT PURDUE Two students from Kosciusko county are being registered at the 1927 annual spring session at Purdue university, which will close on August 18. There are 430 enrolled in the summer session this year, and while many are students who have attended Purdue one or more semesters and are making up part credits or gaining additional courses, a large number are teachers and school principals, specializing mainly in educational subjects. Kosciusko county is represented at the summer session by D. F. Belt, Warsaw and J. R. Stone, Syracuse.

FREE TICKETS The Indiana State Fair this year is to be held at the fair grounds. Indianapolis, on September 3 to 10, inclusive. Children’s day and Boy’s and Girls’ Club day is scheduled for Saturday September 3. All boys and girls in Kosciusko county under 12 years of age who expect to attend the State Fair on that day will be admitted free. Tickets can be obtained at the Journal office. We are in receipt of a quantity of these tickets which can be had for the asking. Each child must have a ticket. NARROW~ESCAPE While fishing near the white bridge on Huntington street, one day last week, Scottie Hollett lost his balance and fell in the water. His brother Junior, in trying to save him also fell in. The two boys were alone, and the water was about six feet deep. Maxwell Middleton. who happened to pass on his bicycle jumped in the water and brought the boys to shore. Maxwell is a boy scout. SWIMMING CONTFST In the swimming events of the Lake Wawasee water /carnival Sunday afternoon. Emma Shamaitisof the Illinois Women’s Athletic Club won the bpbast stroke and the medley eve'nt. Emily Davis of Chicago won the free style handicap and Violet Martin of Chicago the back stroke event. Bud Haskell of Goshen, Ind., and Marjorie Frazer of lowa were first and second in the juvenile race. LARGE BLUE RACER KILLED One of the largest Blue-racers snakes reported killed this season was the one killed Sunday afternoon on the Mike Biberstine farm three miles west of Berne by Mr. Biberstine and John J. Moser. The snake measured 6| feet in length. BAKESALE The Lutheran Ladies Ai d will have a bake sale on Saturday, September 3 at Klink's "meat market. Watch for labor day suggestions for your dinner. 16-lt We print sate bills.

THINGS TO THINK ABOUT I Review of Things by the Editor As He Sees Them on the Surface. x Women’s Fads and Fancies Perhaps you think that woman is an ignorant creature, and that she does not know how to take care of herself. She sometimes gives that impression. but if you will watch her carefully you will see that she is not only a most artful creature. but that in the matter of self-defense she has Coolidge with his program beat to a frazzle. Men are always complaining of the tyranny of women, and mostly with good reason, because the manner in which the a'verage woman orders her husband around hnd makes him feel like 30 cents whenever he comes into the house. She really doesn’t know that she is tyrannical, but the blood of centuries of tyranny flows in her veins and she makes the man “stand round.” But the woman should not be blamed. She has to do it. If she didn’t keep the man in subjection he would probably go home any time of the night that suited: go to meals whenever he happened to feel like it; hang his coat on the radiator; throw his hat on the umbrella stand and hang his rubbers on the hat rack —and there’s no law of the land to prevent him doing so if he wants to —none except the woman of the house and she’s about nine times as big as congress and the supreme court combined when such things do happen. We men must admit that women are justified in adopting rules to govern their own home and their own affairs—at least, to admit it is moving the lines of least resistance and conduces to a pleasant smile. With the exception of you and me and a few othem, the world is still savage, and savages reduce women to a condition of slavery. In most of the world just a few years ago, woman had to do all the work and men loafed. Just a comparatively few women in a small part of the world have gotten on to the trick of making the men work and doing some of the loafing themselves and it may all be for the best. All women have learned, however, that they can only hold their supremacy by insisting upon the fads and fancies that men most criticise —even if it does make them ridiculous.

Poor Fisherman He had been trying to call up one of his customers on a country party line. Finally he put aside the telephone. “I guess I’ll go fishing,” he said. “I didn’t know you cared for fishing,” said his friend. “I don’t, ordinarily,” he replied. “But it’s the only chance I have of finding myself at the end of a line that isn’t busy." What we now need is an airship that will go straight up and let the old earth do the traveling. After a few hours we could come straight down ten thousand miles from the starting point. He bought his girl a pair of garters at the five and ten and she gave them to her mother. That’s the last he’ll ever see of them. No “Silent” monthly organ can take the place of the loud speaker—The Syracuse Journal —which appears weekly. The electric chair has something to do with checking criminals, but the proper place to start is the high chair. An eye-specialist says green quiets the nerves. This is especially true of The horse is about extinct but , Bones says the nightmare goes on forever. When better aircastles are built everybody will build them.

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